WHAT’S GOING ON in Leinster House?

Every day the Dáil and Seanad are sitting, TheJournal.ie brings you the most comprehensive guide to what our lawmakers are getting up to in the Houses of the Oireachtas.

So, here is what we can expect to be happening in the Dáil, Seanad and Committee rooms today…

3 things we’ll be keeping an eye on

• Today’s the day the public should finally know details of how much water charges will be. Taosieach Enda Kenny is likely to be asked about the subject during Leaders’ Questions at 3.15 pm.
• Members of the Credit Review Office and Chambers Ireland will address the Jobs Committee in Room 2, at 1.45 pm and 2.45 pm respectively, on access to finance for SMEs.
• Fianna Fáil will propose a motion during Private Members Business at 7.30 pm to discuss the “cynical, politically motivated delay of information on what level of water charges households will have to pay”.

Everything else that’s happening in the Dáil

• Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte is the first TD up for questioning after the bank holiday weekend. He’ll be in the firing line at 2 pm.
• Enda Kenny will be answering questions related to his department at 3.36 pm.
• The Order of Business will be read at 4.36 pm. Following this, messages of sympathy for former Fianna Fáil and Progressive Democrat TD Peadar Clohessy will be read.
• Statements on Europe Day, an event where a number of European institutions open their doors to the public, will be made at 5.06 pm.
• Afterwards, Topical Issues - where pretty much anything could come up – will be discussed.
• The Dáil will adjourn at 9 pm.

Everything happening in the Seanad

• There’s just one item on the agenda for the Seanad today: the priorities and challenges facing Ireland in complying with the UN’s International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. Debate on the issue will take place at 11 am.

Everything else that’s happening in the Committees

• The European Affairs Committee will meet in Room 1 at 2 pm to discuss this month’s elections to the Parliament.
• Representatives from the River Suir Estuary Fisherman’s Association, the Loop Head Tourism Group and the Donegal Islands Marine Resource Organisation will make submissions to the Fisheries Committee about their report, Promoting Sustainable Rural Coastal and Island Communities, in Room 3 at 2 pm.
• Justice Minister Alan Shatter will come before the Justice Committee to discuss the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Bill 2014 - the proposed legislation looks at dissolving the Human Rights Commission and the Equality Authority and creating an amalgamated body to carry out their functions.
• Health Minister James Reilly will address the Health Committee in Room 2 at 5.15 pm on a Bill that looks to put in place a new framework for HSE expenditure.

Here’s how to watch what’s going on in Leinster House today:

• Dáil Éireann
• Seanad Éireann
• Committee Room 1
• Committee Room 2
• Committee Room 3
• Committee Room 4
• To access streams on iOS, click here

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